Senate Democrats use dwindling floor time to confirm a new head for the government's ethics office, with whom Trump administration often butted heads in his first term.

The Republican president-elect's victory and the GOP takeover of the Senate leaves just seven weeks of Democratic control of the chamber.

Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell announced he would step down from his leadership post earlier this year, ending his historic run.

Senate Republicans have selected a new Senate majority leader to succeed Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader.

Sen. John Cornyn's bid to lead the Senate Republicans falls short, and lacked support from his fellow Texan in the upper chamber.